By Michael P Coleman
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” – John 8:32
After 30 years, the legendary vocal ensemble Take 6 has never recorded a more truthful album. And ironically, for a group that began firmly entrenched in the gospel tradition, their new album only includes one overtly religious song.
That said, the very aptly entitled Iconic is comprised of 10 songs that are immediately recognizable. According to founding member Claude McKnight, that was very much by design.
“Because we have a national and international audience and following, we tried to branch out even farther and say ‘What 10 songs could we go almost anywhere in the world and sing, and people would immediately know them,” McKnight shared during our EXCLUSIVE interview.
With the wealth of popular songs from which to choose, fans may wonder how the group settled on the 10 included on the new album. McKnight said that the group’s song selection process was, and has always been, extremely democratic.
“We vote on everything,” McKnight shared. “We sat down in a room together and each guy went through in their own mind and hearts literally dozens of songs that could have worked with this album. We voted on them, and all of the songs that received at least four votes ended up getting another look. Then, we whittled it down from there.”
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